Football practice was leaving a teen fatigued. A rare cancer was to blame.
Cameron Rider's fatigue, body aches and fever were diagnosed as pneumonia, but he couldn't seem to get better.
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Cameron Rider's fatigue, body aches and fever were diagnosed as pneumonia, but he couldn't seem to get better.
The singer said an MRI showed a cancerous spot on one of his lungs after he recovered from a lengthy bout of bronchitis.
Allison Ciaccio had a respiratory illness that wouldn't go away. Repeated follow-ups found Stage I lung cancer.
Of the Asian women diagnosed with lung cancer, 57% are nonsmokers, according to a study. For all others, only 15% of the women diagnosed had no history of smoking.
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society.
The inaugural Come Out Against Cancer event addresses the importance of cancer screening in the LGBTQ+ community in North Texas. Reducing cancer disparities and advancing health equity is an overarching goal of the American Cancer Society.
Last year, the percentage of adult smokers dropped to about 11%, according to new government survey data. Meanwhile, electronic cigarette use rose.
Doctors say they believe this new treatment could be the future of cancer medicine.
Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation announcing Saturday, May 1, as the special election date to fill the 6th Congressional District seat recently vacated by the late Congressman Ron Wright.
"He was the greatest talk radio host in history and built the conservative movement in America," said Lt. Gov. Patrick.
Both Republicans and Democrats praised Wright as a dedicated public servant and a genuinely nice guy.
In a statement Thursday about his COVID-19 diagnosis, Rep. Wright said he's been in quarantine since last Friday, Jan. 15 and so far is experiencing "minor symptoms."
Country singer Doug Supernaw, who had hits in the early '90s with "I Don't Call Him Daddy," and "Reno," died on Friday, Nov. 13 in Texas.
DeSoto Mayor Curtistene Smith McCowan died October 28, on Saturday details were announced on her visitation and funeral services.
DeSoto City Manager Brandon Wright ordered that all City of DeSoto flags be flown at half-staff beginning at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 29 until sunset on Sunday, November 1.
Mayor McCowan announced she was fighting the disease during a city council meeting earlier this month.
"Upon his recovery from pneumonia, Congressman Wright will resume his duties in Washington and his treatment for cancer," Rep. Wright's office said.
North Texas Republican Congressman Ron Wright was admitted to Baylor Medical Center in Dallas on Sunday due to complications surrounding his treatment for cancer.
A new report shows the cancer death rate in the U.S. had it's largest single-year decline -- falling 2.2 percent -- from 2016 to 2017.
Congressman Ron Wright of Arlington says when doctors told him he had lung cancer nine months ago, he was devastated.
Rep. Wright said his cancer treatment has not been easy, but it's been effective so far.
Last year, Christina Brothers visited CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas for what should have been a routine doctor's appointment.
The American Cancer Society uses their annual Great American Smokeout day to encourage smokers to commit to a "healthy and smoke-free life".
U.S. regulators have approved a first-of-a-kind test that looks for mutations in hundreds of cancer genes at once, giving a more complete picture of what's driving a patient's tumor and aiding efforts to match treatments to those flaws.
George Romero, whose classic "Night of the Living Dead" and other horror films turned zombie movies into social commentaries and who saw his flesh-devouring undead spawn countless imitators, remakes and homages, has died. He was 77.
